Game



Aug. 2,1932. l F R CHESTER 1,869,842

ATTORNEYS.

Aug. 2, 1932. F. R. CHESTER GAME Filed Feb. 25, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2L., i i r IN1/TOR. j, lb l?, @mil-N AQHA/vu mdf/M ATTORNEYS. j

Patented Aug. 2, 1932 luni'riii)Y STATES vvPA'risllir'oFFICE FRANK R.CHESTER, or iviiw YORK, N, Y., AssicfivoR 'rocHEs'rER-FIELD CONTROL COM-Y PANY, or DOVER, DELAWARE, Ay coRrORAfrroNor DELAWARE p. GAM

Application filed February 23,1928.. seriai No. 256,207.

This invention relates to a gaine which will be functionally andstructurally improved. K

It is an object of the invention to provide a'dev'ice of this characterin which the results will be dependent upon the skill with which thegame mechanism is operated.

A further object `of the invention is that of furnishing such a devicein which the play and skill features of an actual outdoor game are verynearly approximated and in which the operation of the game will beextremely fascinating and intriguing, as a consequence of which a playerwill not become readily tired of operating the same.

An additional object is that of furnishing a device of the type whichwill not require the services of an attendant, but in which all partsmay be actuated by the player, the mechanism involved providing forpracti- Y cally automatic operation, aside from the re- WLO .inventionand in which:

sults achieved, which, of course, will be contingent upon the degree ofskill exercised by the person operating the game mechanism.

Another object isV that of constructing such a device in which the partswill be relatively few in number and each of an indi-l vidually simpleand rugged type, these parts being capable of assembly readily toprovide a gaine operating over long periods of time with freedom fromany mechanical diiculties. i f

Additional objects will appear in theannexed speciiication and drawings,which latter present `one practical embodiment of the Figure 1 is a planview taken through the cabinet enclosing the gameand certain parts beingbroken away te disclose underlying construction Fig. 2 is an end view ofthe gaine;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section;

Fig. et isa longitudinal section;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of--the contact portion of the impellingmember, and

Fig. 6 `is a partly sectional side view of certain of the operatingmechanism utilized.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, a golf game hasbeen'shown.y Vin certain aspects the present invention is u ldedicatedprimarily to a game of this character, itis here to 'be understood thatthe individual elements `and their relationship with respect to eachother, etc., mayv be varied in numerous aspects according to the use towhich the invention is adapted.

Thus, in the'views 'of the attached drawings the numeral 10 indicates a'cabinet of any desired configuration and material, but whichpreferablyhas a transparent wall or walls 11 through which the interiormay be viewed. Within this interior there "is provided a deck 12, theuppe'i1 surfaceof which may be colored or otherwise ornamented to Asimulate in appearance a fairway or green and which is provided with anopening 13 in the nature of a putting cup Vor liole. This` respect tothe axis of rotation ofthe disk, Y

which latter isrotatable as, for example, by having a shaft portion 16extend from its under face and to which acrank arm 17 is secured, theouter end of the crank being link-connected as at 18, to a bell crank19,

one arm of which extendsbeyond the cabinet. p

, With a view to projecting a missile from the tee portion or elementprovided by the disk, an impelling Vmember is employed which, in theembodiment under consideration, embraces a miniature figure. having theconfiguration of a golfer and including fa nether' portion 20 and a bodyportion 21, the

,latter being rotatably mountedl upon the former. The arms of the bodyportion mount ang-impelling element in the nature of a miniature golfclub and embracing a shaft 22 and a head 23,the latter, as in Figure 5,preferably having a rearwardly extending and transversely curvedstriking face, the jpurpose of which will be hereinafter brought but.

Thebodyportionand" in turn the club,

are swung to travel above the tee as, for example, by employing a shaft25 secured to such body portion and extending through a miniature bunker26 which projects above the deck-this shaft having its inner endattached to a bevel gear 27, the teeth of which mesh with a similar gear28 mounted by a shaft 29. This latter shaft has a. crank 30 which isconnected by means of a pitman 31 to one arm of a bell crank lever 32,the opposite arm of which may cooperate with suitable stops 33 andextends beyond the exterior of the cabinet. that as the bell crank isrocked the body portion of the figure will likewise be oscillated tomove the head of the club across the tee and at this time it will beobserved that a spring 34 is employed, preferably, for normallymaintainingr the parts in o-ne extreme position, in which the head ofthe club will be behind the tee.

A tokenor coin-control mechanism may be provided as by having the pitman31 carry a pusher rod or bar 35, the upper end of which travels withinand transversely of a coin or token passage 3G. Also projecting intothis passage is a slidable block 37 as well as a stop or rest member 38,it being apparent that upon a coin or token being passed through a coinslot 39 formed in the exterior of the cabinet, this element will drop toa point at which it lies upon the rest 38, and that by a projection ofthe rod 35 by means of the bell crank, this coin or token will beengaged and moved to bear against the block 37, thus projecting thelatter and that upon the bell crank lever 33 being released the coin ortoken will continue to travel through `the coin passage.

At this time itis to be understood that any desired mechanism may beemployed in order to actuate the impelling member and also to furnish acoinor token-control, these elements or mechanisms forming no part ofthe present invention, except insofar as hereinafter stated in theclaims, the same having been embodied more particularly in a. previouslyfiled application for patent.

According to the present embodiment of the invention, it is proposedthat a multiplicity of shots may be executed correctly. To this end, inaddition to the target presented by the opening or putting cup 13, abackstop V39 is provided which has a plurality of target openings in thepresent exempliication,

two) 40. To the rear of these openings are plates 41 below which thereis positioned a trough or return chute 42 having an outlet passage orend 43, this trough or chute being inclined so as to assure thedelivery, automatically, of a missile from within its interior to thedeck or field and the plates 41 being preferably inclined rearwardly sothat a missile passing through either of the openings will be deflectedaccurately into the Thus, it will be understood 451 being rocked.

trough. The plates are, in each instance, carried by arms 44 forming apart of a bell crank lever, the second arm 45 of which terminates,preferably, in a reduced portion 46 cooperating with the shoulder of ablock 47 adjustably secured to the upper end of an arm'43, which in turnforms a part of a bell crank lever, the second arm 49 of which, un-

der the influence of a spring 50, serves to normally .rock the arm 48forwardly against the plate 41 or parts associated therewith, to close`the opening 40 against the further passage of a` missile. Thus, andwith particular reference to the elements 46, 47, a trigger mechanism isprovided which is thrown automatically upon a missile contacting withthe plate 41, so that the bell crank lever' 48 may rock forwardly toachieve the result desired, it being obvious that by virtue of theadjustable block, the parts do not necessarily have to be machined withabsolute accuracy, but that they may be adjusted upon being set-up tooperate in a proper manner.V

Each of the bell crank levers provided by the arms 48-49 is mountedrotatably upon a shaft 51 and the inner end of a lever 52 is likewisemounted upon this shaft and secures, at its outer end, a block 53extending within the cup or putting opening. Fixed against movement withrespect to the shaft are a pair of arms 54 which mount, between them, abar 55 underlying the arms 49 of the bell crank levers. Carried by thelever 52 is a. bar 55 which overlies the arms 49 and the shaft 51 has,at one of its ends, a lever 56, the upper end of which is formed with anopening through which a rod 57 extends slidably, this rod being securedto the block 37 and a spring-pressed washer 58 being furnished whichbears yieldingly against the arm 56.

As a consequence it will be understood that if the rod 57 is movedrearwardly, as, for example, upon a coin or token being deposited andthe parts actuated in the mannerpreviously described, this will resultin the shaft Such rocking will cause the arms 54 to swing upwardly,carrying with them the rod 55 which will bear against the under edges ofthe arms 49 to thus rock the latter upwardly, resulting in an automaticsetting of the trigger mechanism. Incidentally, in this connection itwill be appreciated that the lever or arm 52, due to the bar 55 beingengaged by the upper edges of the arms 49, will be rocked upwardly tothus project the block 53 within the opening or recess 13. Accordingly,any missile within this opening' will be expelled therefrom on to thedeck, over which it will gravitate to the tee portion. If, now, themissile is impelled to pass through one of the target openings of theback-stop, the trigger mechanism otl the latter will be thrown,resulting in the arm 49, which forms a part of such mechanism, idroppingdownwardly, thus carrying with it the rod 55, the arms 54 and the shaft51, presuming, of course, thatv the latter has been held in the positionto which it was thrown by the actuation of the rod 57 incident to thefrictional contact of the parts. In any event, one of the bell cranklevers L8-49 will drop and the target opening controlled therebyv willbe closed. However, the putting opening will remain closed incident tothe engagement between the lever arm 52, the rod 55 and the bell cranklever 48-49, which stillv maintains its set position. However', upon amissile passing through the second target opening and throwing thetrigger mechanism resulting in the arm 49 of the bell crank leverAswinging downwardly, all support for the arm 52 will be removed and thelatter will rock around the shaft 51 to thus open the putting opening.Now a condition will be presented in which both of the back-stopopenings are closed and the putting opening is uncovered, it beingpatent that upon a missile being projected through the latter opening itwill again be necessary to actuate the coin-controlled mechanism or anyother eX- pedient by means of which the rod 57 is projected.

It is apparent that a skillful operation of the parts will be requiredwith reference to the back-stop targets in order to project a missile ata sufficient height and with su'ificient velocity to pass through one ofthese openings and at the same time to adjust the positionv of the turntable or tee portion to assure a proper angular travel of the missiletowards first one opening and then the other opening. In this connectionit is to be understood that by virtue of the type of striking face 24employed in conjunction with an eccentric tee, that by the latterangularity of missile projection becomes possible. Also, by means of theyielding connection employed between the shaft and the rod 57, the partsmay not be damaged incident to violent operation and, by means of thetarget control utilized either one of the back-stop targets may be shot,after which it will be unavailable and upon the successful completion ofthe second shot only the putting opening or body which has heretoforebeen inaccessible is placed in a condition that a put may be sunk.

From the foregoing it is'to be appreciated Y that, among others, theobjects specifically aforementioned are achieved. It is tobe understood,however, that'numerous changes in construction and re-arrangement of theparts might be resortedto and that, as aforestated, the several elementsand their mechanisms might be modified according to the type of game inwhich the invention is to be employed, without departing from the spiritof the invention as defined in the claims.l

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secreby Letters Patent is:

l. A game including a deck inclined todependent of saidmissile-supporting means and movable adjacent thereto and means foractuating said impellingmember.

2. A game including a back-stop formed with openings providing targets,a deck eX- tending from said back-stopv and being also formed with anopening providing a target, means for closingsaid last named opening,means for consecutively closing said rst named openings and means forautomatically thereupon rendering accessible the deck opening.

3. A game including a back-stop, targets associated with said back-stop,a deck eX- tending from said back-stop, a Ytarget associated with saiddeck, means wherebysaid last named target is rendered inoperative duringthe continued operativeness of said first named target-s and meanswhereby said first named targets may be rendered inoperative and causesaid last named target to become operative.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

FRANK R. CHESTER.

